I'd suggest putting/dev,/proc, and/sys together into/system./dev becomes/system/devices,/proc becomes/system/processes (actually I'd be OK with keeping the abbreviation and using/system/proc), and/sys becomes...
A big advantage of $1 and $2 being bills is you can get away with carrying only a money clip. And a lot of wallets don't have coin pouches either.
In Australia, where we have $1 and $2 coins, the coins add considerably to the thickness and weight of my wallet. And there are many vending machines that only accept coins, so you have to carry $5-$10 in change to be safe. With a $1 bill, vending machines would only need to accept notes, and should accept higher denominations too.
We have a similar situation in Australia where 3 was purchased by Vodafone.
2 years on, 3 customers have access to the older Vodafone 2G network, but not Vodafone's 3G network. We assume the networks will be fully merged eventually, but the rumor is that Vodafone doesn't have the capacity to handle all the 3 customers as well.
So it's entirely possible T-Mobile customers won't get immediate access to AT&T towers.
1900 (called PCS) is used in the USA, Canada, and many South American countries, but the most common is 2100 (called IMT), which is used in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
I think there are some real questions about the NBN, particularly the amount of government spending.
But do you really think that fibre will quickly become obsolete?
The [Windows 7] translucent thing is more a distraction than anything else
There's several ways to disable that
Press Start, type Window Color and Appearance, press Enter, Uncheck Enable Transparency details
Press Start, type Change the theme, press Enter, click on Windows Classic details
Press Start, type services.msc, press Enter, scroll down and right click on Desktop Window Manager Session Manager, choose Properties, change Startup Type to Disabled, click Stop, then click OK details
I use #3, as I don't see a need for any of the special effects, but don't mind the general appearance of the Windows 7 theme. Disabling dwm also seems to free up some memory.
Slashdot Mirror
"We plan to... introduce fast 4G LTE mobile broadband services"
http://everythingeverywhere.com/
The press release doesn't say, but they got approval to use 1800 MHz for LTE recently, so I assume it must be 1800.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120821-700757.html
http://www.zdnet.com/uk/4g-decision-annoys-everything-everywheres-rivals-but-it-will-benefit-consumers-7000002942/
As I understand it, only UHF channels 52-68 are being repurposed for LTE networks.
Even then, many Australian phones do 850 MHz and 2100 MHz, but AT&T uses 850 and 1900, so the phone won't work everywhere.
I was helping a friend set up her new computer.
She opened up Internet Explorer and noticed the default search engine was Bing.
She tried to change the default search engine to Google.
Her: Why is it taking so long to change the search engine?
Me: Why not just download Google Chrome?
Problem solved. :-)
Agree, but it's trivial to adapt to.
~/.inputrc
set completion-ignore-case On
~/.zshrc
zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list '' 'm:{a-zA-Z}={A-Za-z}'
There are wallets that also have a coin section.
http://www.google.com/search?q=wallet+with+coin+pocket
It's just there's not many of them, or the coin pocket is very small.
In countries where $1 or $2 are coins, and tipping isn't expected, having such a wallet is very handy.
Doubtful. A lot of prices end in .99 not because that's the store's actual cost, but because apparently many customers think 4.99 is $4, not $5.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_pricing
Australia got rid of the 1c coin years ago. Prices that used to end in .99 now end in .95, not .00.
A big advantage of $1 and $2 being bills is you can get away with carrying only a money clip. And a lot of wallets don't have coin pouches either.
In Australia, where we have $1 and $2 coins, the coins add considerably to the thickness and weight of my wallet. And there are many vending machines that only accept coins, so you have to carry $5-$10 in change to be safe. With a $1 bill, vending machines would only need to accept notes, and should accept higher denominations too.
Some highlights:
Just For Fun (John K Addis)
http://richardsmith.posterous.com/just-for-fun-john-k-addis-dollar-redeign
Moving Forward, Looking Back (Sean Flanagan)
http://richardsmith.posterous.com/moving-forward-looking-back-sean-flanagan-dol
Michael Tyznik
http://richardsmith.posterous.com/dollar-redeign-michael-tyznik
Michelle Haft
http://richardsmith.posterous.com/dollar-redeign-michelle-haft
Richard Smith
http://richardsmith.posterous.com/?tag=banknoteredesign
James Harless
http://richardsmith.posterous.com/james-harless-dollar-redeign
Sometimes You Can't See the Spots for the Trees (Patrick Timmes)
http://thinkcreatebelieve.blogspot.com/2009/06/patrick-timmes-dollar-redeign-sometimes.html
Some interesting suggestions for new US banknotes: Dollar ReDe$ign Project
We have a similar situation in Australia where 3 was purchased by Vodafone.
2 years on, 3 customers have access to the older Vodafone 2G network, but not Vodafone's 3G network. We assume the networks will be fully merged eventually, but the rumor is that Vodafone doesn't have the capacity to handle all the 3 customers as well.
So it's entirely possible T-Mobile customers won't get immediate access to AT&T towers.
"1900Mhz is more of the world standard"
1900 (called PCS) is used in the USA, Canada, and many South American countries, but the most common is 2100 (called IMT), which is used in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
And don't get me started on 1700 (AWS).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
And change to who?
AWS is only used in the US and Canada. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Wireless_Services
I'm the same. But ironically, Kindle is just as much of a walled garden, if not moreso.
I guess pragmatism wins out here. Cheaper books, bigger range, cheaper device, better battery life.
Which Kindle will you get? Normal or DX? I'm hanging for a 7" version.
If I can borrow a book for free from a library, why would I buy it?
If nobody buys the books, what is the incentive for someone to write one?
I think there are some real questions about the NBN, particularly the amount of government spending. But do you really think that fibre will quickly become obsolete?
"When the libs were in power they were the ones pushing for a mandatory filter".
AFAIR their policy was to offer free net filtering software for people to install on their PC if they chose.
In what sense was that mandatory?
Page 11 was particularly interesting: 3D game graphics are 33% slower in Lucid due to Compiz.
Try Ubuntu Live USB.
More options at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent.
Just be careful when doing system updates or anything involving Grub and the boot sector.
There's several ways to disable that
I use #3, as I don't see a need for any of the special effects, but don't mind the general appearance of the Windows 7 theme. Disabling dwm also seems to free up some memory.
I haven't tested #1 or #2, but assume they work.
Normally I use Windows Remote Assistance. Get them to go to Start->Help and Support.
Last I knew, CoPilot was free on weekends too, which should make it a good option for helping family and friends.